Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	edward_n	king_n	son_n	15,340	5	5.2342	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A60328	Memorialls for the government of the royal-burghs in Scotland with some overtures laid before the nobility and gentry of several shyres in this kingdom : as also, a survey of the city of Aberdeen with the epigrams of Arthur Iohnstoun, Doctor of Medicine, upon some of our chief burghs translated into English by I.B. / by Philopoliteious (or,) a lover of the publick well-fare.	Skene, Alexander.; Johnstoun, Arthur, 1587-1641.; Barclay, John, 1582-1621.	1685 (1685)	Wing S3935; ESTC R38926	112,307	290

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hamans_n destruction_n esther_n 2.23_o and_o 6.1_o 2_o 3._o the_o roman_n and_o grecian_n have_v their_o own_o way_n for_o stir_v up_o their_o citizen_n to_o all_o heroic_a act_n but_o they_o be_v deep_o taint_v with_o vain_a glory_n as_o their_o triumph_n and_o lawrel-crown_n as_o their_o corona_n ovalis_fw-la of_o myrtle_n for_o a_o victory_n get_v with_o little_a hazard_n corona_n civica_n make_v with_o leaf_n of_o oak_n for_o he_o that_o save_v a_o citizen_n from_o the_o enemy_n so_o also_o corona_n populea_fw-la for_o young_a man_n that_o be_v find_v industrious_a and_o studious_a in_o the_o exercise_n of_o virtue_n which_o be_v make_v of_o poplar_n leave_v these_o be_v but_o trivial_a thing_n but_o much_o intend_v to_o gratify_v vain_a glorious_a humour_n but_o the_o put_v notable_a service_n and_o act_n upon_o record_n be_v for_o the_o encouragement_n of_o the_o posterity_n and_o other_o that_o may_v be_v observer_n thereof_o and_o therefore_o may_v be_v do_v with_o such_o 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